Senior Traditional Chinese Linguist

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🕒 June 26

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Welocalize

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1001 - 5000 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Healthcare • Legal

Welocalize is a leader in providing enterprise language services and AI-powered translation solutions. Known for its OPAL platform, Welocalize offers fit-for-purpose global content delivery, enabling stronger engagement and revenue for its clients. Specializing in AI-enabled service delivery, OPAL leverages machine translation engines and natural language processing to automate and optimize translations across various industries, including legal, medical, and technological sectors. Welocalize supports multiple content use cases such as marketing localization, software testing, and multilingual SEO, catering to a diverse range of industry needs. Additionally, Welocalize's commitment to AI innovation is emphasized by its new brand Welo Data, providing high-quality training data for AI development, further strengthening its position as a trusted partner for global enterprises.

📋 Description

• Perform copy-editing tasks on assigned projects or accounts • Perform on-demand translation tasks • Serve as lead linguist on assigned accounts • Own deliveries translated internally or by external partners into the target language • Prepare, manage, and maintain glossaries, style guides, and work instructions • Manage project-related queries and resolve terminology and language questions • Coordinate with freelancers, agencies, and internal linguists • Test and qualify new freelancers and vendors • Develop and train internal linguists and freelancers • Interact with clients on linguistic matters • Participate in developing and improving working processes • Propose process improvements • Meet or exceed productivity, on-time delivery, and quality KPIs • Achieve goals set by the team manager

🎯 Requirements

• University degree in Translation, Applied Languages, or Linguistic Studies, or equivalent combination of education and experience • Alternative qualification: university degree in another field plus 2 years of full-time translation experience, or 5 years of full-time professional translation experience • Fluent in English, written and spoken • Native fluency in the target language • 8+ years of relevant experience in translation, localization, editing, or content writing • 5+ years of review experience • Thorough understanding of the localization process • Excellent knowledge of terminology across various subject matters • Subject-matter expertise in assigned content specialties, service lines, and processes • Excellent user experience with standard CAT tools, such as XTM and SDL Studio • Experience with issue tracking and query management tools, such as JIRA • Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly • Excellent user experience with Windows and Office applications • Ability to provide clear, concise, and constructive feedback • Ability to coordinate internal and external translators • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills • Ability and willingness to train or teach others and share knowledge • Ability to work with tight deadlines • Excellent problem-solving skills • Ability to present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, and linguists • Ability, willingness, and experience communicating with customers at various levels • Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization • Ability to work in a virtual team